/BigWorldSetup

Mod Installer for Infinity Engine games

Primary LanguageAutoItGNU General Public License v2.0GPL-2.0

Big World Setup (BWS) : Mod Manager for Infinity Engine Games such as Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment

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Issue reporting is closed:

Since there is no active BWS code maintainer, there is no point reporting issues because there is no one who can fix them.

Getting started

  1. Download Big World Setup zip archive and extract it anywhere you want (but not in your game folder!)
  2. Close any open games and game editors to avoid interference with the installation process
  3. Disable your antivirus (only while you are installing - don't forget to re-enable it after!)
  4. Disable User Account Control (if you don't do this, the automated installation can get stuck!)
  5. Execute "BWS.vbs"

Optional: "BWS-NoAutoUpdate.vbs", this will skip the auto-update feature, use only when you modify BWS files or testing

Community support: SHSForums, Beamdog

Instruction/FAQ: https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/comment/704157

Wiki: https://github.com/BigWorldSetup/BigWorldSetup/wiki

Mod Request Template: http://www.shsforums.net/topic/58006-big-world-setup-mod-request-template

Changelog: https://github.com/BigWorldSetup/BigWorldSetup/commits/master

Contributors

dabus(author), agb1, AL|EN, Quiet and others

How do I contribute?

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md

Features

  • downloading mods
  • easy mod installation for BGT and EET
  • correct install order of mods/components
  • handle mod and components conflicts
  • apply community fixes from Big World Fixpack
  • easy backup creation/restoring
  • ability to add you own mods

Supported games

Active:

  • Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (standalone game)
  • Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (standalone game)
  • Enhanced Edition Trilogy ( BG1:EE + SoD + BG2:EE )
  • Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition
  • Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

Not maintained:

  • Baldur's Gate 2 (classic standalone game)
  • Baldur’s Gate Trilogy ( Classic BG1 + Classic BG2 )
  • Icewind Dale
  • Icewind Dale II
  • Planescape: Torment

Supported mods

  • Almost all of them! (use the Mod Request Template link above if there is a mod you want added)

Technical information

  • AutoIt3
  • AutoIt3 UDFs
  • 7-Zip, wget, Scite4AutoIt3, PDFtoText, The Gimp
  • Parts of Holgers Tristate GUI TreeView
  • w0uters ReduceMemory
  • Parts of MrCreatoRs CheckFileSize
  • and many others I can't remember...